Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts being buried in pits as part of mechanical control.

Afghanistan10 May 2023., Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Local communities conducting mechanical control of locusts.

Afghanistan10 May 2023., Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Local communities conducting mechanical control of locusts.

Afghanistan10 May 2023., Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Local communities conducting mechanical control of locusts.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, , Afghanistan - Close up of adult Moroccan locusts in Banghlan, one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, , Afghanistan - Close up of adult Moroccan locusts in Banghlan, one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, , Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts mating in Banghlan, one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, , Afghanistan - Close up of adult Moroccan locusts mating in Banghlan, one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts being buried in pits as part of mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023., Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Local communities digging pits to conduct mechanical control of locusts.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - A close-up view of a Moroccan locust in Baisaqal village.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - A close-up view of a Moroccan locust in Baisaqal village.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Wheat field eaten by the Moroccan locusts in Banghlan province, Baisaqal village, one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestatio...

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan -Moroccan locusts collected in sacks to be buried into the pits as part of mechanical control in Baisaqal village, Baghlan province.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan -Moroccan locusts collected in sacks to be buried into the pits as part of mechanical control in Baisaqal village, Baghlan province.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Adult Moroccan locust swarm in Banghlan, Baisaqal village., one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Adult Moroccan locust swarm in Banghlan, Baisaqal village., one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Adult Moroccan locusts swarm in Banghlan, Baisaqal village. one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Adult Moroccan locusts swarm in Banghlan, Baisaqal village. one of the eight provinces with reports of this migratory pest infestation.

Afghanistan10 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts being buried in trenches as part of mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts collected into plastic Tripoline during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts collected into plastic Tripoline during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts poured into the pit during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts poured into the pit during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Local people dig pits to bury Moroccan locusts during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts poured into the pit during mechanical control.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - Moroccan locusts during mating.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - A Moroccan locust feeding from grass.

Afghanistan09 May 2023, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan - A Moroccan locust feeding from grass.

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Delegates attending the 42 session of the Desert Locust Control Committee being held at the Safari Park, in Nairobi Kenya on 13th March 2023. Photo/Fredrick Omondi

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Food and Agriculture Representative to Kenya Mrs Carla Elisa Luis Mucavi, FAO Representative to the African Union and Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, Dr. Ch...

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Jingyuan Xia, Director of Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the FAO addressing delegates attending the 42 session of the Desert Locust Control Committee...

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Food and Agriculture Representative to Kenya Mrs Carla Elisa Luis Mucavi?dress the 42 session of the Desert Locust Control Committee being held at the Safari Park.

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Ministers of Agriculture attending the 42 session of the Desert Locust Control Committee being held at the Safari Park.

Kenya13 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya - Delegates attending the 42 session of the Desert Locust Control Committee being held at the Safari Park.

Namibia19 April 2021, Ekamba, Namibia - A young woman walks amidst a swarm of locusts on a hot summer afternoon as she makes her way to the local market place in Ekamba, a small village settlement located in...

Namibia19 April 2021, Ekamba, Namibia - A young woman walks amidst a swarm of locusts on a hot summer afternoon as she makes her way to the local market place in Ekamba, a small village settlement located in...

Namibia19 April 2021, Ekamba, Namibia - A young woman walks amidst a swarm of locusts on a hot summer afternoon as she makes her way to the local market place in Ekamba, a small village settlement located in...

Namibia19 April 2021, Ekamba, Namibia - A young woman walks amidst a swarm of locusts on a hot summer afternoon as she makes her way to the local market place in Ekamba, a small village settlement located in...

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Staff members of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture prepare pesticides in the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture prepares pesticides in the Dhiganle village.

Somalia09 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Men stand during the locust outbreak at Dhiganle village.

Somalia09 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A young boy stands behind nets during locust outbreak at Dhiganle village.

Somalia09 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Men sit during the locust outbreak at the Dhiganle village, .

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Roger Shone, a helicopter pilot, starts the engine at the Garowe Airport.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Roger Shone, an helicopter leaves the Garowe Airport.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Roger Shone, an helicopter pilot, starts the engine at the Garowe Airport.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Roger Shone, an helicopter pilot, walks at Garowe Airport.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - An helicopter pilot starts the engine at Garowe Airport.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - FAO staff and pilots stand at the Garowe Airpor.

Somalia09 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Pilots getting ready during a serious and widespread desert Locusts outbreak at the Garowe Airport.

Somalia08 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Abdikhadir Samata, sits at his office at Ministry of Environment.

Somalia08 November 2020, Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia - Abdiaziiz Nor Elmi, General Director of Ministry Environment, sits at his office at Ministry of Environment.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture is ready to spray plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Staff members of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture prepare pesticides in the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture prepares pesticides in the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Staff members of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture prepare pesticides in the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Eastern Somalia - Men take care of their camels. Desert Locust infestations cause severe damage on local communities by devastating crops, thereby affecting economies and livelihoods...

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Desert locusts stand near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Desert locusts stand near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Desert locusts stand near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Desert locusts stand near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Workers of the Ministry of Agriculture spray plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Workers of the Ministry of Agriculture spray plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A man holds hopper bands filled with dead desert locusts near the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - A staff member of the Ministry of Agriculture sprays plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Workers of the Ministry of Agriculture spray plants with pesticide near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Dhiganle village, 180km away from Garowe town, Somalia - Desert locusts stand near a farm of the Dhiganle village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - Abdiaziiz Mohamed, a farmer, speaks to a FAO staff member during a spraying operation on a farm a in the Godobjiraan village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - Ahmed Mohamed Abdi, Deputy Commissioner Godobjiraan village, in his office during the desert locust outbreak.

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - An aircraft precced with aerial spraying operation on hopper bands near the Godobjiaan village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - An aircraft precced with aerial spraying operation on hopper bands near the Godobjiaan village.

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - An aircraft precced with aerial spraying operation on hopper bands near the Godobjiaan village.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - A worker builds a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - A worker builds a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - John Karamja loads an aircraft with chemical pesticides in preparation for aerial spraying to fight locust swarms.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - Men build a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Somalia in Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia, on 12th November,...

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - A worker builds a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - A worker builds a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - Workers build a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - Men load an aircraft with pesticides in preparation for aerial spraying to fight against locust swarms.

Somalia12 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - Men load an aircraft with pesticides in preparation for aerial spraying to fight against locust swarms.

Somalia12 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - Men load an aircraft with chemical pesticides in preparation for aerial spraying to fight against locust swarms.

Somalia12 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - John Karamja loads an aircraft with chemical pesticides in preparation for aerial spraying to fight locust swarms.

Somalia11 November 2020, Puntland State, Somalia - A member of the Ministry of Enviroment checks the insect growth regulator duringthe desert locusts' outbreak across Central and Eastern Somalia.

Somalia11 November 2020, Puntland State, Somalia - A member of the Ministry of Enviroment checks the insect growth regulator duringthe desert locusts' outbreak across Central and Eastern Somalia.

Somalia11 November 2020, Puntland State, Somalia - Pesticides used for aerial spraying to fight the serious desert locusts' outbreak, which is destroying crops and pastures across Central and Eastern Somalia...

Somalia11 November 2020, Puntland State, Somalia - Pesticides used for aerial spraying to fight the serious desert locusts' outbreak, which is destroying crops and pastures across Central and Eastern Somalia...

Somalia11 November 2020, Garowe Airport, Puntland State, Somalia - Kyle Forrester, an helicopter pilot, prepares for a spraying operation to mitigate the effects of a serious and widespread Desert Locusts ou...

Somalia10 November 2020, Godobjiaan village, Nugal region, Somalia - Ahmed Mohamed Abdi, Deputy Commissioner Godobjiraan village, walks through the village during the desert locusts outbreak.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - Worker build a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - Workers build a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.

Somalia12 November 2020, Gardho, Puntland State, Somalia - A worker builds a monitoring site for desert locusts at the Monitoring and Control Centre in Gardho.